Seton Hall Offers Public School Prices For Top New Students
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) -- If you're high school senior looking to attend a private college with public school prices, you're in luck.
Under a plan announced Wednesday by Seton Hall University, students who rank in the top 10 percent of their high school class will pay the same rate as an in-state student heading to public Rutgers University.
It's all part of Seton Hall's new deal to entice top students to the school.
In addition to ranking in the top 10 percent of their class, students must also score at least 1200 on the SAT or 27 on the ACT to qualify and would have to apply by December 15.
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Their yearly tuition would be $10,104, which would be frozen for four years, as long as they maintain a 3.0 grade-point average.
Regular tuition at the Catholic school in South Orange is $31,440. Room, board and fees add about $13,000.
About one-sixth of this year's freshman class at Seton Hall would have qualified.
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